Everyone understands the road to the Olympics is a difficult one. Turns out, at least for three Durango hopefuls, it’s also expensive.
“On the Road to Sochi,” a preseason rally and fundraiser to support the 2014 Winter Olympic bids of Durango natives Tad Elliott and twin sisters Lanny and Tracy Barnes, will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Peaks Room at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Those attending can meet the athletes and bid on items in a silent auction. There also will be complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Elliott is a four-time national champion cross country skier, a member of two U.S. world-championship teams and a first-place finisher in the American Birkebeiner.
The Barnes sisters were members of the U.S. Olympic biathlon team in 2006, and Lanny also was on the team in 2010. Between them, the twins hold 14 national championships.
For more information, or to make a donation, visit www.rmnnordicangel.causevox.com.
